... force. 01 11 2018 26 03 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 buildings, structures & design materials technology timber structures Self-tapping screws are becoming increasingly popular in the construction industry. With their advanced manufacture techniques...

... timber structures The bamboo species Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) has been widely used for structural applications in small- and large-scale buildings, bridges and temporary structures in South and Central America (Archila et al., 2012 ; Hidalgo-López, 2003 ; Janssen...

..., 2009a), UNI EN 14081-1 (UNI, 2011) and UNI EN 16351 (UNI, 2015). materials technology strength & testing of materials timber structures Timber is a renewable and sustainable material and is being increasingly used in construction due to its outstanding mechanical properties, including...

... the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. buildings, structures & design materials technology timber structures While not exactly a new material...

... and minimal embodied carbon. Timber structures are being pushed to ever greater heights, thanks to advances in engineered timbers and confidence in specialised designer skills. CLT structures are now reaching up to 14 storeys (Treet Apartments, Bergen) (NCE, 2014), and with greater height comes greater...

... timber structures Timber's environmental, aesthetic and aromatic credentials in combination with its excellent physical properties are increasingly being adapted not only for housing but also for use in large-scale roof and frame structures as an alternative to steel and concrete construction...

... also brings together the current work on the assessment of the durability of three types of modified wood and the effects that each has on the service life of timber structures, and addresses the harmonisation of standards in this field. This will allow for future development of appropriate standards...

... significantly increasing the number and depth of piles. 08 09 2014 09 03 2015 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 composite structures slabs & plates timber structures Demanding vibration criteria and a slim floor construction for a dance floor at a new school...

..., inflammable connectors made out of materials with lower thermal diffusivity could enhance the fire resistance of connections in timber structures. This paper presents an alternative construction technique to the use of metallic connections in ‘heavy timber’ structures (e.g. post and beam structures and roof...

...Claude Leyder, MSc, ETH Civ Eng; Flavio Wanninger, MSc, ETH Civ Eng; Andrea Frangi, PhD; Eleni Chatzi, PhD In the context of the development and promotion of innovative and efficient hybrid timber structures, a pilot building, the ETH House of Natural Resources, has been designed. The building...

... technology strength and testing of materials timber structures At present the UK is one of the largest net importers of wood-based material globally (Forestry Commission, 2010). Alongside the limited capacity for the production of engineered wood products, the large quantity of material imported...

... materials technology research & development timber structures Cross-laminated timber (CLT), first conceived in Western Europe during the late 1980s, is an innovative (plate-like) engineered timber product, optimised for carrying loads in and out of plane. CLT typically comprises kiln-dried...

... wind loading & aerodynamics timber structures Timber buildings of seven storeys or more have now been constructed in towns and cities around the world, using cross-laminated timber (CLT) as the primary structural material. This represents an increase in height beyond the existing six...

...: All rights reserved 2015 natural resources sustainability timber structures The availability of UK-grown softwoods and hardwoods is increasing. Over the next 50-year period the UK will have approximately 30% (Forestry Commission, 2014a) more home-grown softwood available for use...

... (furfuryl alcohol : water  =  30 : 100, acidic catalysts and process additives). The impregnated woods were then cured at 100°C (Gobakken and Westin, 2008). ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 field testing & monitoring service life timber structures Wood materials are often...

...Alistair Bradley, MEng; Wen-Shao Chang, MS Arch, PhD, FHEA; Richard Harris, BSc, CEng, FICE, FIStructE, FIMMM Timber structures face a unique risk from flooding. Elevations in moisture content due to prolonged wetting will lead to a reduction in the mechanical properties of the building. Despite...

... of 15·4% and 11·5% respectively. 10 07 2014 11 09 2014 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 composite structures materials technology timber structures To encourage the use of timber as a primary structural material, it is crucial to further improve the structural...

... types of engineered bamboo: bamboo scrimber and laminated bamboo. The materials are compared with structural timber and laminated veneer lumber to demonstrate the potential applications and practical use. materials technology sustainability timber structures Interest in bamboo...

..., no meteorological information was used for colour analysis. 30 08 2013 09 01 2013 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 codes of practice & standards service life timber structures Wood has been used as a building material since ancient times. In northern and central...

... and testing of materials timber structures Punching shear capacity is a mechanical property needed when using a traditional design calculation method to assess and justify concentrated load capacity of wood-based floor and roof panels. However, punching shear capacity is not included in the property...